Chapter 762 - Sweepers Debut (1/2)
With the loan settled, Xia Lei could finally rest easy. The Thunder Horse Organization was also freed from the shackles of monetary burden and were ready to take things one step further.
Following that, the Sweeper underwent multiple thorough testings with returning results that proved its superiority over similar international products. In conclusion, the Thunder Horse Organization’s Sweeper was at least fifteen years ahead of the current serving state of the art infantry fighting vehicles in Europe and America!
That came as a shock to many who were skeptical, but the truth was before them.
Xia Lei went ahead to register multiple patents for Sweeper’s technology, obtaining more than a hundred different patents for it. The most impressive among them was the Thunder Dragon intelligent lathe’s core components and the various optimized design of Thunder Engine.
Proudly, Xia Lei was ready to send Sweeper over to France for the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte International Army Weapons Exhibition as soon as it cleared its remaining tests.
Although he was fully aware that the current exhibition was approaching its end, he was reluctant to wait for another two years for the next one. Sweeper’s advancement was worthy of a reveal during the world’s largest military weapon exhibition and it shall receive the praise and respect it deserved.
Needing to lay low, Xia Lei was unable to go to France so Liu Zhengnan was a.s.signed for the task instead. With him and Qing Caiyue in charge of the Sweeper’s debut, Xia Lei was a.s.sured that it would go smoothly.
At Jingdu International Airport, the Sweeper was carefully loaded into a military transport aircraft.
Right beside the busy Y-20 military aircraft, Xia Xue held Liu Zhengnan’s hands tightly, reluctant to let go.
Her unwavering grip had rendered Liu Zhengnan in an awkward position. “Hey, don’t be like this, your brother is still nearby. He’ll surely tease us if he sees this.”
The scene didn’t go unnoticed by Xia Lei’s watchful eye. Liu Zhengnan and Xia Xue made a great pair. Xia Lei was glad that his sister had found her other half, someone she could lean on for support and solace.
“Make sure to wear more layers and keep warm in France. Try not to catch a cold, okay?” gushed Xia Xue.
Xia Lei failed to hold his laughter at that. “Xia Xue quit being so mushy! Zhengnan might be unfazed but I’m suffering from intense gooseb.u.mps now!”
His sister turned to glare at him. “Shut up! Keep talking and I’ll ignore you forever!”
Xia Lei snorted in response.
“Alright, I need to leave now,” announced Liu Zhengnan, face red from embarra.s.sment.
“Wait.” Xia Xue lifted her chin, her dainty features illuminated by the sun. “Kiss me.”
“I…” Liu Zhengnan wanted to die. The embarra.s.sment was too much! Xia Lei was still right beside them!
Xia Lei may be thick-skinned but this was getting too much, urging him to turn around to give the love birds some privacy.
“Are you going to kiss me or not?” whined Xia Xue. “No more kisses for you if you don’t kiss me now.”
That was a severe punishment.
Liu Zhengnan dared not hesitate another second, he pulled her closer by the neck to capture her cherry red lips.
Xia Xue hummed, melting into her lover’s embrace.
One minute pa.s.sed.
The sight of them kissing was so pa.s.sionate that everyone around them averted their gazes elsewhere.
“Uh… cough cough.” Xia Lei decided that he had enough. “That’s enough, are you two not done yet?”
That finally prompted the lovers to draw their lips apart, Xia Xue and Liu Zhengnan were blus.h.i.+ng furiously.
“Brother, I’ll be taking my leave now,” announced Liu Zhengnan to Xia Lei.
The latter nodded. “Go, do your best and I’ll pick a good date for you two.”
“Brother, I’m not getting married so soon!” whined Xia Xue.
Xia Lei laughed at the display. “Hey, a good date doesn’t necessarily mean a wedding. Why are you so desperate to be wedded? I meant to arrange a day for Zhengnan’s parents to come and visit Father. Only then will we pick a date for the wedding”